New Orleans: Spin Class and the Real Thing

From my weekend in New Orleans: 2 signs you would never see anywhere else, check these out. Cafe Negril is in the Marigny and had an amazing Reggae Jam band. But why no music the other 2 nights a year? Lost Trumpet….”no questions asked”.

New Orleans Playlist (used in Spynergy Wellesley last Friday, Spynergy Newton THIS Wednesday)

The City of New Orleans Arlo Guthrie, Papa Dukie and the Mud People The Subdudes, Ca tu dis et ca tu fair sont pas Steve Riley & The Mamou Playboys, Pressure Drop Toots & The Maytals, Yellow Moon The Neville Brothers, Me and Bobby McGee Grateful Dead ,The Levee’s Gonna Break Bob Dylan, Home Cowboy Mouth, Love Is Free Sheryl Crow, The Saints Are Coming Green Day & U2, What a Wonderful World (Single) Louis Armstrong

Spin Class Playlist

This past Sunday ended with a great version of Satisfaction (the anthem of a generation) which is actually from a little known, but awesome live collection of Stones songs called “Flashpoint” Here is the rest of the playlist from Sunday

When You Wake Up Feeling Old, Wilco aint it true
Ain’t Too Proud to Beg, The Temptations from the Big Chill
Nothing Ever Hurt Like You, James Morrison love this song
Magnificent, U2 great climbing song
Goin’ Down the Road Feelin’ Bad, Grateful Dead aptly named spin song
Just Like Heaven, Katie Melua sexy version of classic Cure song
Raindrops (Extended Mix), Stunt techno crap, but great to spin to
Somewhere Over the Rainbow, Israel Kamakawiwo’ole greatest cool down song ever
Take a Picture, Filter the lights out song
Love You ‘Till the End, The Pogues makes the hair on my arms stand up
Billy Jean, Paco Aguilera great version
(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction (Live), The Rolling Stones Flashpoint (Live) are you joking….too good